Mechanical Engineering Graduate Students
Mechanical Engineering graduate students should consult with their graduate faculty advisor on course selection, examinations, and research. Graduate faculty advisors are identified in the first semester based on mutual research interests. In addition to your graduate faculty advisor, questions can be directed to the graduate program coordinator and/or the graduate program director. The graduate program director serves as faculty advisor until a graduate faculty advisor is identified. If a graduate faculty advisor needs to be changed, the graduate program coordinator and graduate program director should be contacted.
Graduate Program Coordinator: Wendy Karpowitz, wkarpowitz@ku.edu
Graduate Program Director: Dr. Sara Wilson, sewilson@ku.edu
They can both help answer course, degree, or career questions throughout your graduate career.
We are pleased that you are part of KU’s Mechanical Engineering Department; and we are most supportive of
1) your continued progress toward, and completion of, your MSME or PHDME; and
2) then, with your degree, obtaining the best position to fit into your career plans.
The information included at this site, as highlighted by the navigation bar to the left, is designed to assist in your academic endeavors. Please become familiar with that information, so that you are prepared to complete your degree and proceed into professional engineering practice. The materials on this website reflect the ME graduate handbook, which is available from the graduate program coordinator.
If you have questions, please direct those to ME faculty whom you know or email kume@ku.edu. KU-ME faculty and staff are ready to assist in planning for your academic success and/or for your life-long learning/career objectives.